is when we do something wrong, we acknowledge it. president obama praises the senate report, slamming the cia's use of harsh interrogation techniques that some have called torture, while the agency says the practice saved thousand of american lives. as the east coast dries out from a powerful nor'easter, california gets ready for what's being called the storm of a decade. and following a somber visit to the 911 memorial, prince william and kate wrap up their three-day trip to new york in style rubbing shoulders with the city's elite. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 10th, 2014. good morning.

good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the cia says the senate report on the agency's program of terrorist suspects is off the mark. the report paint as disturbing picture of brutality and dishonesty. among the findings cia misled congress and the white house, it details harsh interrogation tactics including waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and confinement of suspects to small boxes and the most damageling, the methods were not effective in keeping americans safe from danger. >> history will judge us by our commitment to a just society governed by law and the willingness to face an ugly truth and say never again. >> well, susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, group morning.

the full 6,200-page report remains classified but the executive report is out with a message saying this is not what america stands for but now cia is fighting back in all the report says at least 39 prisoners were subjected to harsh in teargation between 2002 and 2009. sometime before conventional methods had been exhausted. it finds 9/11 master mind khalil sheikh mohammed experienced a southeast of near drownings. president obama says there was no good time to release the report but it was important to do so. >> part of what sets us apart is when we do something wrong, we acknowledge it. >> the president commented on the report with two spanish language networks on monday.

>> we did some things that violated who we are as a people. >> president obama banned the use of torture shortly after he took office. he said its use is not only wrong but counterproductive. the cia say the techniques led to other leaders and saved thousands. they oversaw preparations of the cia rebuttal report. >> the democratic report is deeply flawed. in fact, there were some members of congress who didn't think we were doing far enough. >> it has been decided no cia officials will be prosecuted and the cia is launching a broad down peroffensive report to this and launching that could lead to more

evacuations due to the mudslides. jackie johnson, cbs news. according to "the wall street journal" goodell will outline his plan during a meeting with league owners. the commissioner and the league are under stark criticism for the handling of the ray rice case and other incidents of domestic violence by players. under the new policy, a player accused of misconduct will immediately go on paid leave

following formal charges or an independent investigation. neighbors in gaithersburg, maryland, are still in shock this morning after a plane crash killed six people. investigators say the business jet nearly stalled. it killed two little boys and the mother in their home. the remains of marie gemmell was found konk her children. her husband said it's something know one should have to endure. >> they're missing a sister, a mother, a mom, what does a dad tell her dauter. a fund set up for the surviving daughter and her father has raised almost $300,000. some minority students at

three top law schools want to delay their final exam because they've been protesting. they say the demonstrations have taken away from their study time. the schools say the students can petition to have their exams delayed. and for the fourth night in a row demonstrators took to the streets. dumpsters were set on fire and highways were blocked. if a while train service was suspended. police say they were hit by rocks and bottles. at least 13 people were arrested. and congress made a deal to avoid another shoot june. they agreed to a $1.3 trillion funding bill. a house vote is set for tomorrow. an m.i.t. economist told congress he was wrong in his remarks about obama care. jonathan gruber said the stupid

of the average voter helped bring about the obamacare act. >> reporter: m.i.t. professor jonath jonathan gruber repeatedly apologized. >> black transparency is a huge political advantage and basically you know call it the stupidity of the american vote orer whatever, but really that was really, really critical. >> i made uninformed and glib comments. >> reporter: gruber said in several speeches he pretended to be more of a political insider than he was at the time. >> it's never important to make oneself more parnlt by demeaning others. they noted he made 21 trips to the white house and earned almost $400,000 as an administrative consultant.

congressman trey gowdy -- >> all these quotes i just read you do, you didn't mean a single one of them, not a single one. >> what i said, congressman, was i was using glib, thoughtless language. >> you used them a lot. democrats say whatever gruber claimed in those speeches, obamacare was widely debated and republicans knew exactly how it was financed. wyatt andrews, cbs news, washington. well, coming up on the "morning news." on the town. the duke and duchess of cambridge show their glamorous side as they wrap up their trip to new york. this is the "cbs morning news." we have the speed. we have the technology. and we have the team. we made over 15 billion successful deliveries last year. 15 billion!

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs moneywatch," gas prices are set to drop again, plus we'll tell you who bought the most expensive apartment in chicago. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morn, anne-marie. more good news if you drive. they dropped the prediction of gas. now predicting the average price of gas in 2015 will be $2.60 a gallon. that's the lowest since 2009. currently the national average is $2.66, according to aaa. here on wall street stocks

open after an up-and-down day yesterday. the dow lost 51 points. at one point, though, the dow was down 222 points. the s&p closed down half a point, and the nasdaq finished 25 points higher. more of bernie madoff's associates have been sentenced to prison for their role in his massive ponzi scheme. madoff's secretary received 62 years in prison. the judge cited her age and 4'6"-inch height as handing down that sentence. the controversial official of abercrombie has retired. he wanted it to be an exclusive

brand for cool and attractive teens but the company was underperforming. news pushed stocks up 8%. >> and the 89th floor penthouse sold for $17 million. the unfurnished apartment is five bedrooms and a 360-degree view of the city. he plans to use it as a second residence and his family. he paid for the penthouse in cash. >> that's his second residence? plan b? i can't imagine what his primary residence looks like. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot. a top executive at korean air has resigned in an incident some would call nut rage. the vice president ordered the plane to return to the gate because she was served a bag of

macadamia nuts add opposed to nuts on a plate. she's the daughter of the chairman. the airline has diverted to los angeles because a woman onboard went into labor. she was assisted by a doctor and nurse who happened to be onboard. mother and child are hospitalized in good condition. when we return, a coveted free baseball agent find as new home with a big paycheck and the football stars who paycheck, an the football star who ordered up this money birthday cake. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪

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carolina panthers' cam newton is expected to be liced from a charlotte hospital today. newton suffered two fractures to his lower back in a two-car crash near the stadium tuesday. the formerov overall number one pick was put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital, but he has not yet been ruled out of carolina's game against tampa bay this sushld. and former heisman trophy winner johnny manziel gets his first nfl start this week. manziel was named cleveland's starter after the browns suffered their third loss in four games. and johnny football appears the be a big fan of cake. manziel celebrated his 22nd birthday with what is reportedly a $645, 45-pound custom made cake, which likes like money bags, a sign of his hand gesture.

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pakistani nobel peace prize laureate malala yousafzai received her prize today. the 17-year-old malala was shot in the head by the taliban for insisting that girls have as much right to education as boys. she says it is, quote, not tonal right but the duty of children to be educated. and a boater missing off hawaii sense thanksgiving is safe this morning. he was found uninjured yesterday days after the coast guard gave up looking for him. jim mendoza of our hawaii affiliate kgmb reports. >> reporter: 12 days after he made a distress call from his sailboat and dropped off the

map, john ingraham suddenly surfaced. >> mayday, mayday. this is for real. anybody picking this up? >> reporter: that short call was picked up by the coast guard. >> great job to hear it, recognize it. >> reporter: the coordinates placed him 60 miles south of oahu. in st. joseph, missouri, zachary ingrah ingraham's telephone rang. >> they said we found your dad. he's alive and well. >> reporter: ron ingram loved was sailing. on thanksgiving day he radioed that his 25-foot vessel was taking on water. a 12-000 square mile search found nothing. it was suspended december 1st. >> when the commanding officer for the coast guard told me he was going to call off the search, i said, man, i don't think you should call off the search because i don't think he's gone. >> reporter: the 67-year-old

ingraham is an experienced fisherman who lives on the island. the coast guard said he was hungry and thirsty when the navy reached him and his sailboat. >> both his masts were broken. he was sitting on a little auxiliary sail trying to make his way back. >> there's a lot of joy around the command center to know that, okay, he's alive and he's going to be okay. >> 12 days, man. he's a champ. he's tough. >> reporter: it appears that toughness saved him. >> that was kgmb's jim mendoza reporting. now, fans are mourning former miss america mary ann mobley. she was crowned in 1968, the same year she graduated from mississippi state and appeared in a movie with elvis "girl happy." she made documentaries and films around the world.

she was married to actor gary collins. she died in california after a battle with breast cancer. mary ann mobley was 75 years old. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," reaction to the cia on interrogation techniques. we'll hear from michael morell. plus, why a judge is being asked to step in in the case of a blown call at a high school football game. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

,, live look at hi deff d now......but trust your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. good morning, everyone. we begin with a live look at hi- def doppler right now. not much on the screen right

now, but a powerful storm is heading toward the bay area. forecasters including roberta say the threat should be taken seriously. it is wednesday, december 10. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 4:30. without further ado, let's talk about the storm. >> nothing is on the screen right now. i had somebody say to me last night you're going to be so embarrassed if this doesn't pan out. i said even if it's only half what we're forecasting, it's still going to cause substantial flooding in the bay area. right now our hi-def doppler radar not picking up anything on the screen. all the precipitation is skirting across the northwest corner of the state of california. we see all those clouds. doesn't look like much. but the dynamics associated with that plume of subtropical moisture reaches back to the hawaiian islands, folks. >> whoa. >> that's how far back it is. so your impact for flooding will be high, also for wind damage it will be high. and the commute will